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Game Recap
VAN3
Final/OTThu, Dec 21, 2023Every game that night
DAL4

DAL beat VAN 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.63 expected goals to 2.23. DAL outshot VAN 36 to 20. M. Duchene led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Wedgewood stopped 17 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
VAN11103
DAL11114
  1. 1st 2:51VAND. Joshua0.16 xG
  2. 1st 10:51DALT. Seguin0.04 xG
  3. 2nd 7:51DALR. Hintz0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 12:26VANB. Boeser0.03 xG
  5. 3rd 15:04VANC. Garland0.21 xG
  6. 3rd 16:30DALT. Harley0.12 xG
  7. OT 4:50DALM. Duchene0.27 xG

Team Stats

VANDAL
20Shots on goal36
2.23Expected goals3.63
48Shot attempts61
195v5 shots on goal27
0/3Power play0/3
21Hits20
10Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways13
10Takeaways6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 2.23 xGDAL 3.63 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTVAN goal, 2:51DAL goal, 10:51DAL goal, 7:51VAN goal, 12:26VAN goal, 15:04DAL goal, 16:30DAL goal, 4:50

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

VAN19 on goal, 3 scored
DAL35 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. JoshuaC112251+1018:040:01
T. BluegerC022100+1016:550:00
C. GarlandRW112200+1014:181:12
B. BoeserRW1014110019:403:24
J. MillerC011220-1019:113:34
E. PetterssonC0002100021:353:27
I. MikheyevRW000100-1018:581:27
P. SuterC0000100017:370:55
N. HoglanderLW000010+1211:250:00
S. LaffertyC000000-109:341:31
N. AmanC000100-108:320:04
P. Di GiuseppeLW000011-107:540:01
Q. HughesD0111100026:483:47
F. HronekD000122+1025:413:36
T. MyersD000031-2021:111:18
N. ZadorovD0001200218:560:17
N. JuulsenD000103+1016:080:01
I. ColeD000111-1216:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko36324.88964:50OT loss
C. DeSmith000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. DucheneC112300+2018:482:30
J. RobertsonLW022911+1018:332:39
R. HintzC101310+1018:502:25
T. SeguinC1012000018:422:16
W. JohnstonC011301-1017:112:15
J. PavelskiC011100+2016:312:33
M. MarchmentLW0000100016:211:15
S. SteelC000111-1013:480:00
J. BennLW0003100213:372:06
E. DadonovLW000210-1013:281:18
R. FaksaC000040-2012:240:00
C. SmithC000111009:500:00
M. HeiskanenD022311+1226:563:44
T. HarleyD1122010020:361:27
E. LindellD0000240020:510:00
J. HakanpääD0001430019:590:00
R. SuterD0001110019:290:07
J. HanleyD0001100012:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood20173.85064:50Win
M. Murray000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamCasey DeSmith DAL Faces VAN, his team until May 20240 saves on 0

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.